TIES 2015 — Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES)

SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA), The Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC), and the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) are pleased to announce the 9th edition of the Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES), and delighted to welcome composer, performer and hardware hacking pioneer Nicolas Collins as Keynote Speaker this year.

TIES is a unique point of convergence for a growing international community of diverse electroacoustic (EA) practitioners. We look forward to seeing you at TIES 2015, where you can explore and share new developments in equipment and software development, and perspectives on performance and research practices, while expanding your artistic and professional network.

Schedule Summary

For more information, including all abstracts, programme notes and biographies, please refer to the TIES programme booklet.

19:30–21:30 • Sound Travels Concert #1: “Unstable Rationality”

Venue: Wychwood TheatreHost: Bekah Simms

“Unstable Rationality” refers to Nicolas Collins’ practice of going beyond the cutting edge in his exploration of sound and interactive systems. His performance reflects a renewed interest in the quirky performance possibilities of unstable electronic circuits, especially damaged or misused ones, often in interaction with more rational computer software. Also included will be a performance by Matt Rogalsky that arose from recordings made in Kingston Penitentiary (first opened in 1833) before it closed.

Programme notes and biographies for the Thursday and Saturday evening Sound Travels concerts and for Bosch & Simon’s installation can be found on the NAISA website and in the Sound Travels programme booklet. https://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels

Day 3 — Friday 21 AugustVENUES: 09:15-12:30 at the CMC / 14:30-21:30 in the Wychwood Theatre and the NAISA Space

18:30–19:30 • Installations

09:15–9:45 • Coffee

09:45–10:45 • Paper Session #3: Education/Pedagogy

10:45-11:00 • Break

11:00–11:30 • Paper Session #4: Mirlitones

11:30–12:30 • Panel Session with Dr. Louise Harris and Nick Fells

12:30-14:30 • Lunch

14:30–16:00 • Symposium Concert #2

16:00-16:30 • Break

16:30–17:30 • Lecture-Recital

17:30-19:30 • Dinner Break

19:30–21:30 • Symposium Concert #3

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09:45–10:45 • Paper Session #3: Education/Pedagogy

Venue: Canadian Music CentreChair: Linda Antas

Moving Beyond the Weird, Creepy and Indescribable: Pedagogical principles and practices for listening to electroacoustic music in the general education classroom
by Alexa Woloshyn

Exploring the Musical Thinking of Middle School Students Composing Electroacoustic Music: Reflections from a qualitative case study
by Jeffrey Martin

11:00–11:30 • Paper Session #4: Mirlitones

Venue: Canadian Music CentreChair: Brian Garbet

Mirlitones
by Peter Bosch

11:30–12:30 • Panel Session

Venue: Canadian Music CentreChair: Brian Garbet

“Fluidity” in Current Sonic Practice: Pedagogical and practical perspectives
by Louise Harris and Nick Fells

16:30–17:30 • CEC Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting of the CEC. Members are invited to attend. Non-members interested in the activities of the CEC are welcome to attend as observers / participants. http://cec.sonus.ca/agm

19:30–21:30 • Sound Travels Concert #2: “Revealing Origins”

Venue: Wychwood TheatreHost: Elliott Fienberg

A performance of new works by Stephanie Moore and Wendalyn Bartley. Bartley’s work was commissioned by New Adventures in Sound Art through funding from the Ontario Arts Council and originated from explorations made during last year’s Sound Travels Intensive. Stephanie Moore will be presenting a trilogy of new works called Lunar Cycle, which use fixed media and solo double bass performed by Adam Scime.

Programme notes and biographies for the Thursday and Saturday evening Sound Travels concerts and for Bosch & Simon’s installation can be found on the NAISA website and in the Sound Travels programme booklet. https://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels

Locations / Directions

Artscape Wychwood Barns

Public transportation (TTC)
— Take the 126 Christie bus either north from Christie Station or south from St. Clair West Station and get off at Benson Avenue. Or, from the St. Clair
West Staton take the 512 St. Clair streetcar westbound and exit at either St. Clair or Wychwood (about 2 min.), then walk south to Benson. Once you pass
Benson, you can enter the Barns from either the Christie or Wychwood side.

By foot
— From the St. Clair West Subway Station walk west to Wychwood Avenue or Christie Street and then south to Benson Avenue. Once you pass Benson, you can
enter the Barns from either the Christie or Wychwood side.

By car
— From the 401 take the Allen Expressway south to Eglinton. Go west (right) on Eglinton (400 m) and then South (left) on Oakwood and left onto Vaughan
Street (300 m). Follow Vaughan to St. Clair West, (1.5 km), and turn west (right) onto St. Clair. Turn south (left) from there onto either Wychwood or
Christie (200 m). There is street parking on the Christie and Wychwood sides of the building.

Canadian Music Centre (CMC)

Public transportation (TTC)
— The CMC is located just off Yonge Street, a short walk from several subway stations: Wellesley (closest), Museum, Yonge/Bloor or Bay.

By foot
— From Wellesley Station, walk west along Wellesley towards Yonge and cross at the lights to the west side of Yonge. Walk north along Yonge until you reach
St. Joseph Street then turn left heading west. The CMC is located on the north side of St. Joseph Street.

By car
— From the 401 take the Yonge Street exit and drive south (5 km). Just past Bloor Street, turn right onto Irwin Avenue. Make a left onto Bay Street, and
another immediate left onto St. Joseph Street (a one-way street, running east). Please note that parking is expensive and very limited in downtown Toronto.

Travelling from the CMC to the Artscape Wychwood Barns

Public transportation (TTC), v.01
— Take the Yonge subway line north from Wellesley Station to Bloor/Yonge Station, transfer to the Bloor line and take the subway west to St. George
Station. Transfer at St. George to a northbound subway train and get off at St. Clair West Station. Take the 512 St. Clair streetcar westbound and exit at either Christie or Wychwood (about 2 min.), then walk south to Benson. Once you pass Benson, you can enter the Barns from either the Christie or Wychwood side.

Public transportation (TTC), v.02
— From the CMC, walk west along St. Joseph Street towards Queen’s Park. Walk to the north end of Queen’s Park and board the subway at Museum Station (the entrance is located on the west side of Queen’s Park in front of the Royal Ontario Museum). Take the northbound subway to St. Clair West Station. Take the 512 St. Clair streetcar westbound and exit at either Christie or Wychwood (about 2 min.), then walk south to Benson. Once you pass Benson, you can enter the Barns from either the Christie or Wychwood side.

By car
— Head north on Yonge, turn left heading west on Charles Street, turn right heading north on Bay Street. Bay terminates at Davenport Road. Turn left onto Davenport. When Davenport intersects with Bathurst, turn right, heading north (1.5 km). Third street on the left, turn left. Wychwood Barns is at the t-junction of Wychwood Avenue.